Wales 3-1 Kazakhstan
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Wales won: Wales 3-1 Kazakhstan in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 1) on Sat, 22 Mar 2025 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff (Caerdydd). Wales goals: Daniel James 9', Ben Davies 47', Rabbi Matondo 90'. Kazakhstan goals: Askhat Tagybergen 32' (pen). Expected goals: 1.96-1.04. Possession: 72-28. Player of the match: Ben Davies (8.8).
Match report
Wales beat Kazakhstan 3-1
Wales beat Kazakhstan 3-1 at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday 22 March in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Daniel James put Wales ahead on 9' (1-0), Askhat Tagybergen levelled for Kazakhstan from the penalty spot on 32' (1-1), Ben Davies restored Wales' lead on 47' (2-1) and Rabbi Matondo made it 3-1 on 90'.
Wales had 72% of the ball, shots were 12-10 (7-2 on target) and expected goals finished 1.96-1.04.
Ben Davies (Wales) was player of the match with an 8.8 rating.
Attendance: 32,473. Referee: Donatas Rumšas.
Match stats
| Wales | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 72 | 28 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| Total shots | 12 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 29 | 11 |
| Big chances | 3 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 629 (92%) | 208 (78%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Corners | 4 | 4 |
| Total shots | 12 | 10 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 4 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 9 | 6 |
Lineups
Wales (4-2-3-1): Karl Darlow, Connor Roberts, Joe Rodon, Ben Davies, Neco Williams, Josh Sheehan, Sorba Thomas, Daniel James, David Brooks, Brennan Johnson, Liam Cullen
Kazakhstan (5-4-1): Alexandr Zarutskiy, Marat Bystrov, Aleksandr Marochkin, Nuraly Alip, Erkin Tapalov, Yan Vorogovsky, Islam Chesnokov, Askhat Tagybergen, Serikzhan Muzhikov, Maxim Samorodov, Aybar Zhaksylykov
Key events
- 9' · Goal · Daniel James (Wales)
- 32' · Goal · Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan)
- 42' · Yellow card · Maxim Samorodov (Kazakhstan)
- 47' · Goal · Ben Davies (Wales)
- 61' · Yellow card · Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan)
- 62' · Substitution · Georgiy Zhukov for Serikzhan Muzhikov (Kazakhstan)
- 62' · Substitution · Jordan James for David Brooks (Wales)
- 62' · Substitution · Mark Harris for Brennan Johnson (Wales)
- 74' · Substitution · Dastan Satpaev for Maxim Samorodov (Kazakhstan)
- 74' · Substitution · Abat Aimbetov for Aybar Zhaksylykov (Kazakhstan)
- 86' · Substitution · Rabbi Matondo for Daniel James (Wales)
- 86' · Substitution · Galymzhan Kenzhebek for Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan)
- 90' · Goal · Rabbi Matondo (Wales)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Wales vs Kazakhstan?
Wales won, 3-1 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Sat, 22 Mar 2025.
When and where is Wales vs Kazakhstan?
Sat, 22 Mar 2025, 19:45 UTC at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff (Caerdydd), World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.